PLSC1 BRADFORD "LILYWHITE" LIVERY

PLSC1 EDINBURGH LIVERY

This model is based on a former Jersey Motor Transport bus, J 4601, first registered in 1928.  Restored by the Science Museum at Wroughton, near Swindon and now registered as JCP 60F, it became a celebrity when used for the film "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" when it took on the guise of an Edinburgh bus and carried the number SF 8495, as depicted by this model.

PLSC1 LINCOLN LIVERY

This model is based on KW 474, a preserved  Lion PLSC1 new to Blythe and Berwick of Bradford in 1925.It later passed to the West Yorkshire Roadcar Company, and then in the 1930's to Jersey Motor Transport, where it remained in service until 1959.It then passed to the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society and was eventually restored in the livery of Lincoln Corporation, as it was identical to their first PLSC1whose firstPLSC1, VL 300. Number plates for VL 300 and KW 474 are both provided in the kit.

PLSC1 WALLASEY LIVERY

Leyland Lion PLSC1

The Leyland Lion first appeared in 1925, in the form of the PLSC1, which had a 5.1 litre petrol engine, and was available with front, rear or dual entrance/exit bodies, seating around 31 passengers.  One of the first undertakings to buy this model was Edinburgh Corporation, who bought 8, numbered 505-11 in their fleet.  These had dual doors.

Late in 1926 a slightly larger version, the PLSC3 was introduced, with seating for a possible 35 passengers.  The model reigned supreme until 1929, when its by now rather dated appearance was replaced by the Lion LT1, which had a four cylinder T type petrol engine.

Many PLSC1 and 3 models have been preserved and can still be seen today.  Some of the preserved vehicles are the subject of models in this series.

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PLSC1 LANCASHIRE UNITED LIVERY